Ciara Renée
| Ciara Renée | |
|---|---|
 Renée in 2016 | |
| Born |
Ciara Renée Harper October 19, 1990 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Ciara Renée Harper (born October 19, 1990), better known as Ciara Renée is an American actress, singer, and musician. She is best known for her roles on Broadway as The Witch in Big Fish and the Leading Player in Pippin, as well as portraying Esmeralda of The Hunchback of Notre Dame at Paper Mill Playhouse and La Jolla Playhouse. She stars as Kendra Saunders / Hawkgirl in the CW series DC's Legends of Tomorrow, a spin-off of Arrow and The Flash.
Early life
Renée was born and raised in Harrisburg, PA.[1] She attended Central Dauphin East High School and graduated with a degree in Music Theatre from Baldwin Wallace University in 2013.[1]
Career
In September 2013,[2] Renée made her Broadway debut at the Neil Simon Theatre as The Witch in Big Fish[3] after working in a pre-Broadway workshop of Bull Durham.[1] In February of the following year, she was cast in a revival of the musical Pippin, replacing Patina Miller as the Leading Player.[1] Renée guest-starred on Law & Order: SVU in the fall of 2014 on NBC.[4] Based on the Victor Hugo novel and animated Disney film of the same name, Renée took on the role of Esmeralda in a musical adaptation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the Paper Mill Playhouse in association with the La Jolla Playhouse from March 15 to April 5 of 2015,[5] a performance the NY Daily News described as "earthy and lovely[6]". In March of 2015, it was announced[4] that Renée had been cast as Kendra Saunders / Hawkgirl in The CW's spin-off series DC's Legends of Tomorrow, an expansion of the network's existing universe of DC Comics adaptations. She joins co-stars Caity Lotz, Brandon Routh, Franz Drameh, Dominic Purcell, Victor Garber, Wentworth Miller, and Arthur Darvill. Renée made a special guest appearance as Kendra Saunders on the first season finale of The Flash on May 20, 2015.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Señora Perez | Episode: "Girls Disappeared" |
| 2015 | The Flash | Kendra Saunders / Hawkgirl | 4 episodes |
| 2015 | Arrow | 1 episode | |
| 2016-present | Legends of Tomorrow | Main Role |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Big Fish | Witch | September 5, 2013 - December 29, 2013 |
| 2014 | Pippin | Leading Player | April 1, 2014 - September 14, 2014 |
| 2014 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Esmeralda | October 28, 2014 - April 5, 2015 |
Trivia
- Ciara is close friends with Big Brother houseguest Meg Maley[7] and Survivor castaway and now People Now host Andrea Boehlke.[8]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Dunkle, David D. (February 28, 2014). "CD East graduate Ciara Renee gains starring role in Broadway[…]". PennLive.com §.
- ↑ Gioia, Michael (September 5, 2013). "Andrew Lippa and John August's Big Fish Swims Onto Broad[…]". Playbill.com §.
- ↑ "Andrew Lippa and John August's Big Fish Swims Onto Broad[…]". PlaybillVault.com §.
- 1 2 Andreeva, Nellie (March 30, 2015). "The Arrow/Flash Spinoff Casts Ciara Renée As Hawkgirl". Deadline.com §.
- ↑ Playbill Staff (March 16, 2015). "The Verdict: Read Reviews of The Hunchback of Notre Dame". Playbill.com §.
- ↑ Dziemianowicz, Joe (March 16, 2015). "'Hunchback of Notre Dame' review: Disney's dark […]". NYDailyNews.com §.
- ↑ CiaraRenee8 (July 1, 2015). "NBD just watching my GORGEOUS friend Meg on #BigBrother" (Tweet). Retrieved February 9, 2016.
- ↑ murtzjaffer (June 5, 2015). "With the wonderful @caitylotz & @CiaraRenee8 who apparently also knows @andreaboehlke #LegendsOfTomorrow" (Tweet). Retrieved February 9, 2016.